Karna@lemmy.ml to Linux Gaming@lemmy.worldEnglish · 29 days agoCompleted NTSYNC Driver Merged For Linux 6.14: "Should Make Many SteamOS Users Happy"www.phoronix.comexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down10cross-posted to: linux@programming.devlinux@lemmy.ml
arrow-up14arrow-down1external-linkCompleted NTSYNC Driver Merged For Linux 6.14: "Should Make Many SteamOS Users Happy"www.phoronix.comKarna@lemmy.ml to Linux Gaming@lemmy.worldEnglish · 29 days agomessage-square6fedilinkcross-posted to: linux@programming.devlinux@lemmy.ml
minus-squarenoodlejetski@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·28 days agoI wonder how much improvements is it going to bring to Proton, though. I don’t remember the last time I ran a game on pure WINE.
minus-squareRobin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·28 days agoIf I understand correctly, very little. Since proton already implemeted esync, which was a workaround for this.
minus-squareexu@feditown.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·28 days agoProton is mostly just wine and esync has been replaced by fsync a while back. Ntsync is another even faster/better sync mechanism.
I wonder how much improvements is it going to bring to Proton, though. I don’t remember the last time I ran a game on pure WINE.
If I understand correctly, very little. Since proton already implemeted esync, which was a workaround for this.
Proton is mostly just wine and esync has been replaced by fsync a while back. Ntsync is another even faster/better sync mechanism.